Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-02-26
ADecr-Hunter'< Story.

y DcCr-HuntCr' story.
81 he'd a plaguey good OF muslet
that I'd brung with me from iry hum
in Jarsey, an Id polished an led 1t
till it was slick ~ a whistle, an |
kinder thought I'll open Je.T's eyes n
leetle ef got any kind Of chance to
pint it ut one o. them air deer JeTd
ben Il begierin' SO murl' bout" said
DR.. Banty Hull, describing II deer-
hunt to New York sun corresponds
ent at Scranton, Pa. Wal, 3rtur
we'd got in the woods an Jefd put
the hOun' on track, he showed E0e
runway, an then be said: Now,
Banty, you stan right III the middle
o. that runway an dent leave it iIr
u minute. The d6crll come down
this way, an when he glts close nouch
fire at him. I'll 20 over on that run
way, an ef | hear you shoot lore |
sac any deer I'll run over an see what
kind o luck we've he'd
$50 got right in tn middle o tn
runway, 'cordin' to Jetfs orders. an
JEFF trudged OF tew iii.d his StandIn'
spot. Durin' tn mex hour | could
hear tn dog a-yelln', now III ous
direction an then in t'other, up or
tn hill 'bove ME now, an way down
in tn valley few minutes later, an
all this time | stood right in tn mid
die o tn runway an lest trembled,
cause was 'frald | might miss tn
deer ef | got a shot at him. was a
tarral sight more anxious to kill
deer SOS tew let JEFF know | could
shoot leetle than Twas tew murder'n
inherent animal tor his meet, an so
keep up courage an waited. I'd
6en there nigh on 70 three hour, when
jeff come near 'nOugh to ask Ile II I'd
dlsklvered any deer vet, an when /
told him | hadn't he spoke q few
cheerin' words an went away. Il was
an all-fred cold day fur that time @
tn year, and standin' still in one spot
made me numb all over. But | was
gritty an tough in them days, and /
made up my mind tew stan there till
dark fore I'd give in.
"I could see by the sun it was "A
good ways arter noon when | heerd
tn hOun a-yelpIn' way up on tn hill
above where | was. He'd been up an
down so many times that | didn't
count on his scarn' any deer down
my way Jest then. My fingers was like
so many clothes-pins they'd got so
cold, an so | laid down tn muskit
took oil my mittens, an slapped my
fingers agin' my body to timber 'em
up little. Jest as | was pickin' up
my gun agin ! heerd a rattlin' ofhoots
in tn runway right above me, and
when looked up there was strap
PIN big buck deer a-makin' for me at
u rate that made me shiver wuss'n
ever. The way he was bearin' down
on me lest parLlyzed me through an
through, an he 'peared to me big as
m elephant. His head was throwed
way back, his big horns stuck out
on both sides, an he didn't see me nor
nothin' else. 1t wasn't five seconds
fun tn time fust seen tn buck till
he banged agin me, knockin' me end
over end two er three rods down tn
hill. The gun flew out o my hands,
struck agin a rock, an went off. As
good luck would have it, tn muzzle
was p'mted down the hill directly at
the runnin' buck, an, by thunder, as
true as I'm lookin' you in the eye this
very minute, the bullet an two buck
shots hit the deer right back % the
lett forward leg. an killed him in his
tracks. He went head over heels
when the shot struk him, but he
never got on his feet after that.
81 picked myself up quicker a fash,
brushed of my clothes, grabbed upmy
gun, and run down tew where tn dead
buck laid. JEFF heerd tn shot, an hur-
ried over there. He was d sheepish-
lookin' feller when he seen me a-lean-
in over tn buck. He was a-lailin-
out loud fore he'd got near enough
tew see tn dead deer; but he LATED out
o t'Other corner o his mouth little
later. Jeifd a put me in tn middle o.
tn runway tew cit knocked over.
don't you see? An when he seen I'd
killed a deer rs slick as grease ne was
so dIsComboberated he couldn't speak.
The joke was on JEFF but it was five
year er more lore | told him 'zactly
how the deer met his death, an then
he wouldn't believe me. IL was the
peculiarest way OF killing a deer I'd
ever heerd Of an | wouldn't We be-
lieved il myself ef | hadn't been there
an seen it done